Garage Fire - LotusTalk

rcw82 · 10-10-2007, 02:57 PM

Wow this just sucks.

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...0&pagenumber=1

He lost quite a bit in that fire including a 71' Europa

SanAnEliseMan · 10-10-2007, 03:06 PM

God it is like watching a slow motion train wreck. . . I cant look away even though I want to soo bad!

SweetDaddyD · 10-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Dang. He not only lost, he lost a lot of NICE stuff.

SanAnEliseMan · 10-10-2007, 03:25 PM

I wanted to cry with him in that video!

charliex · 10-10-2007, 03:31 PM

jesus, poor guy.

Displacement · 10-10-2007, 03:41 PM

Wow, that's an unfortunate signature in the second reply.

What a total disaster. I can't even imagine what it's going to feel like when he cleans the mess up

codymac · 10-10-2007, 04:35 PM

What's going to be even worse than the mess is the inevitable investigation of the cause and having to document every item in the garage for insurance.

TorsinADoc · 10-10-2007, 05:35 PM

How terrible.

BrendanDolan · 10-10-2007, 07:24 PM

That poor guy... he sure had a lot of toys for a 25 year old, and it's sad to see them go like that.

zOOmz · 10-10-2007, 07:56 PM

That is heartbreaking.

I know how he feels, we had a house fire just before Christmas '76. There was nothing left including Christmas.

pchop · 10-10-2007, 09:20 PM

am I the only one smelling "Insurance Payout"?

shokwaves · 10-10-2007, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pchop

am I the only one smelling "Insurance Payout"?

I really doubt that! Insurance will not cover nearly a fraction of the invested value in after market parts and vintage items in that garage and the sentimental value as well.

Bane · 10-10-2007, 11:40 PM

The guy this happened to is one of my good friends. We were talking about how this has spread all over the Internet... I didn't expect to find it here on E-talk

The insurance company is behaving as I thought they would... lowballing and trying to come up with excuses at every corner.

They offered $9800 for the Z that was lost.

It's going to be a long drawn out battle... he's going to spend weeks finding documentation (or replacement receipts) for everything that was in there. I lost some of my tools and parts to this fire but it's NOTHING compared to what else was lost in there

It was so hot that it melted the taillights on an Audi over 40 feet away.

The Europa was pretty cool. It was the JPS colors and was in good shape

dasmoofler · 10-11-2007, 02:10 AM

At least he only lost "stuff" and not loved ones.

10-10-2007, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
rcw82 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 151	Garage Fire Wow this just sucks. http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...0&pagenumber=1 He lost quite a bit in that fire including a 71' Europa

10-10-2007, 03:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
SanAnEliseMan Sweetness Every Time Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 852	God it is like watching a slow motion train wreck. . . I cant look away even though I want to soo bad! __________________ - 05 Ardent Red Elise - 01 Acura TL - 98 Cadillac Deville- Commuter/Drunk Tank

10-10-2007, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
SanAnEliseMan Sweetness Every Time Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 852	I wanted to cry with him in that video! __________________ - 05 Ardent Red Elise - 01 Acura TL - 98 Cadillac Deville- Commuter/Drunk Tank

10-10-2007, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
charliex OSX Black hat Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Las Vegas , NV Posts: 9,935	jesus, poor guy. __________________ Black Exige S - http://goth.am 265 Mule / Elan M100.ECU Tuning, http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39660 West Coast Lotus Meet - Las Vegas - November 6-9 2009 http://www.westcoastlotus.com/

10-10-2007, 04:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
codymac short angry bloke Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: where the east tapers out and the west begins Posts: 9,260 Images: 19	What's going to be even worse than the mess is the inevitable investigation of the cause and having to document every item in the garage for insurance. __________________ torque (tôrk) n. - an excuse for the lack of momentum. - let's bring back CanAm & Group B! - have you hugged your Exige today? I'm currently working on my performance driving merit badge. There's always somebody faster, sometimes it's me.

10-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Dang. He not only lost, he lost a lot of NICE stuff.

10-10-2007, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Displacement Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 38	Wow, that's an unfortunate signature in the second reply. What a total disaster. I can't even imagine what it's going to feel like when he cleans the mess up

10-10-2007, 05:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
TorsinADoc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 508	How terrible. __________________ http://foas.us/images/sigs/mclaren.jpg

10-10-2007, 07:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
BrendanDolan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 438	That poor guy... he sure had a lot of toys for a 25 year old, and it's sad to see them go like that.

10-10-2007, 07:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	That is heartbreaking. I know how he feels, we had a house fire just before Christmas '76. There was nothing left including Christmas.

10-10-2007, 09:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
pchop Use Chopstix and Eat Rice Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York/Los Angeles Posts: 728	am I the only one smelling "Insurance Payout"?

10-10-2007, 11:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bane . Join Date: May 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 2,960 Images: 4	The guy this happened to is one of my good friends. We were talking about how this has spread all over the Internet... I didn't expect to find it here on E-talk The insurance company is behaving as I thought they would... lowballing and trying to come up with excuses at every corner. They offered $9800 for the Z that was lost. It's going to be a long drawn out battle... he's going to spend weeks finding documentation (or replacement receipts) for everything that was in there. I lost some of my tools and parts to this fire but it's NOTHING compared to what else was lost in there It was so hot that it melted the taillights on an Audi over 40 feet away. The Europa was pretty cool. It was the JPS colors and was in good shape

10-11-2007, 02:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
dasmoofler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE WI Posts: 3,088	At least he only lost "stuff" and not loved ones.

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